Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 32.4% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 16.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tajikistan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 7.3 years less
In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 55.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 53.5% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 22.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.5% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 48.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Tajikistan, approximately 32.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Tajikistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 72% of the population do as of 2019.
be 70.4% less likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 31.6% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 70.4% less on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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